Jennifer Lopez signs first-look deal with Universal Media Studios

Washington, Oct 28 : American actress Jennifer Lopez along with her company Nuyorican Productions has signed a first-look deal with Universal Media Studios.

Lopez runs Nuyorican with producing partner Simon Fields, and according to the terms of the two-year pact, the company will create a wide variety of TV projects for the studio, reports Variety.

The deal was announced by NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios co-chairman Ben Silverman on October 27, and it reunites Lopez with NBC.

Under Lopez and Fields, Nuyorican has been busy expanding its TV development, having sold a small screen version of the Lopez feature "Maid in Manhattan" to ABC, as well as the project "Amigas" to Disney Channel.

Nuyorican's TV credits also include the UPN drama "South Beach," the Univision mini "Como ama una mujer" and the MTV dance show "Dancelife."